Woodland, CA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

Woodland Municipal Code § 17.56.060, New Development or Renovation of Non-Historic Structures Design Standards in the Downtown Zones, applies to all infill development or renovation in the Downtown zones except historic structures, which instead follow § 17.56.050's preservation standards. Storefronts and building entries must orient toward the major street frontage, and surface parking lots are barred along Main Street. Building entrances to ground-floor commercial space may be no farther than 80 feet apart, tightening to 50 feet apart in the DX-1 and DX-4 zones. Ground-floor street-facing facades in nonresidential uses must include windows with at least 88% light transmission and transparent storefront glazing covering approximately 70% of the wall between two-and-a-half and seven feet above the sidewalk along Main Street in the DX-1 and DX-4 zones, or approximately 50% in the DX-2 and DX-3 zones; upper floors must carry 50% fenestration in DX-1/DX-4 and 40% in DX-2/DX-3.

No street-facing façade may run blank for more than 25 feet without a window, door or storefront opening. Permanent security grates in front of windows are barred; any grille needed must sit inside the building and operate only when the business is closed. Corner buildings at intersections must be accentuated with a tower or dome at least 80 square feet, a decorative parapet, a rounded transparent corner, or bay windows within six feet of the corner. Prohibited exterior materials in the DX zones include reflective or tinted glass, 'pecky cedar,' plastic panels and T-111 or vertical siding; permitted materials include clear glass, storefront glass block, smooth stucco, brick, cut stone and ceramic tile.